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8 hours ago, BashiChuni said:
sarcasm bro.
Trust me, I’m tracking! I haven’t been this cynical in quite some time...maybe it’s my airline aspirations drying up right before my eyes that’s doing it.
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40 minutes ago, BashiChuni said:
but what about the timeline?
Those 12 extra students we’re gonna graduate over the next few weeks while we continue to put our families at risk is totally worth it.
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Talk to as many IPs from the different MWS’s as you can. I didn’t do that when I was in your shoes but wish I did prior to assignment night. I foolishly put down what I thought I wanted largely based on hearsay from others without talking to some of the IPs that flew some of the jets.
That said, put down what you want, in the order you want...not what people ”think” you should put. That was my advice I always gave studs when I was their Flt/CC. Anyone that tells you that you should rank things a specific way can **** off. It’s YOUR dreamsheet.
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2 hours ago, Day Man said:
Speaking of...
any idea why they are using the (Navy) T-6B for the PTN guys?
To the cream of the crop, cherry-picked talent they’ve managed to recruit...the absence of a HUD is “beneath” them.
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Been hearing rumors of a 2 year PC getting approved out at Travis...?
Also, do you need to include the intent to hire letter with the PC paperwork? I assume not required per se, but would definitely be helpful (especially if asking for a good chunk of time off)?
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Bump. Although more of a USERRA question:
An O-4 getting out and going ANG/AFRC at their UPT commitment (roughly 12 years total service) wanting to get a line number ASAP but also get their 20.
What’s the best way/strategy to make this work without burning through the 5 years of USERRA too quickly? Ideally I’d like to get through probation and pick up a year (or two) worth of orders on an AGR/full-time status, but then that only gets me to the 13-14 year mark and now only 3-4 years of USERRA left to burn...
Sorry for the noob question but trying to understand how this all works.
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2 hours ago, VigilanteNav said:
For you young Bomber wannabee pilots, I suggest scratching the B-1 off the list. It is on the retirement chopping block. Not a done deal but I wouldn't go to Vegas or even Atlantic City and put any money on any future new Reserve B-1 pilots.
I’d bet money on it. We have one here in UPT right now actually. What’s your source?
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There was a post about this year’s bonus on the MAF FB page, but it got deleted. Too many cynical responses/GIFs I think.
Bummer...it was some good bathroom reading material.
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8 hours ago, Stiffler said:
the eager beavers of “stop” are just trying too hard to be the mature “been there done that” guys. When you have actually “been there done that” you see the value in dialogue.
This.
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2 hours ago, xaarman said:
Finally, I firmly believe this airline will look completely different in 5 years, much more in 10, 20 or 30 years.
Just curious if you wouldn’t mind elaborating on your optimism for the company for the rest of us?
This article paints a scary picture of AA’s future:
Not trying to be a naysayer...I want AA to succeed. It’s one of my top picks due to domicile locations where family lives. Just get nervous when I read articles that paint a dark sky...
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45 minutes ago, pawnman said:
In my community especially, it seems the less time you spend flying the B-1 and the more time you can spend doing literally anything else, the better your chances for promotion are.
Exactly the same way in literally every community in the MAF.
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10 minutes ago, Merle Dixon said:
And rumor is the 14OG/CC is a total jackass. He is not liked.
The bros aren’t too fond of the Wg/cc either, to be frank.
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5 minutes ago, Bigred said:
Who is the waiver authority for something like that?
MAJCOM A3 I think? It’s a joint pub with the Navy, so that makes things weird.
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Bottom line, he took the fall for a weather evac of T-6s gone wrong. T-6 wet crosswind limits were mistakenly waived so some T-6s could launch with winds out of limits (a dash-1 limit).
Some close friends of mine were involved, so I’m not gonna say more about it publicly (and no I wasn’t personally involved).
The real story is that the Wg/cc didn’t like the OG and was frankly looking for a way to get rid of him. This was the event I think they could officially pin on him to make it happen.
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Back on topic, the OG/CC was relieved at CBM this week. Yikes.
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On 12/10/2019 at 12:26 PM, SurelySerious said:
It’s all luck and timing, with increased probability because he’s a great dude.
He was one of 4 lucky heavy dudes that were part of a heavy to fighter crossflow “experiment”. They also sent 4 more to bombers. Know one of them personally.
The version I heard was that AFPC was kept out of the loop on this crossflow good idea fairy, and it pissed them off, and subsequently shut down any future crossflow chances for the fat kids, unfortunately.
Edit: spelling
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3 hours ago, Majestik Møøse said:
If I ever have to be the IO that writes a 150 page report on why some BGen extended her TDYs by a day to attend retirement ceremonies costing the Gov a whopping $690 per occurrence, I’m doing whatever I can to eject from the AF. The amount of effort that went into that exhaustive investigation boggles my mind. There are so many real tactical problems out there to be solved, and so many $billions wasted on bad acquisitions, and some poor guy devotes all his waking hours to this.
Accurate. It was also quite a boring/anticlimactic read skimming through it, TBH.
Now, I’d like to see the IG report on the former 317 AW/CC...I’m sure that would be a far more interesting read!
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43 minutes ago, Guardian said:
Anyone like these things?Absolutely love mine.
Also, 95% of folks in our unit do not wear rank on them. Even the OG/CC doesn’t. One guy sewed rank on the shoulders, and another stuck some Velcro rank on one of the arms. Both look ridiculous.
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10 hours ago, K_O said:
I don’t mean anything. The slides say CGOs (pilots) and FGOs (pilots). We have way less CGOs than the AF wants and way more FGOs, at this very moment. I’m just relaying the data.
In all seriousness, that’s what the slide probably says, but we all know the data is misleading at best. Reference all the comments above.
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19 hours ago, K_O said:
According to the AF, we are not short on FGOs. We are over.
We are short on CGOs. So as far as feelings go, for FGOs it is probably going to get worse before it gets better.
That doesn’t make any sense. I think what you really mean is the AF is short on (pilot) CGOs who want to stay in. When pilots hit their 10 year commitment and separate, they are already an FGO, not a CGO. And *those* are the people the AF needs to keep around...
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I used this several years ago in that jet with my Hero 3+, worked like a champ! Audio was super clear.
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9 hours ago, Duck said:
Yep. I am one of those guys. Flew 38s and got caught up in some of the worst drops since the bank happened. Some of my buddies never flew a manned USAF aircraft after pilot training. Still an awesome career path but don’t have high expectations and you won’t be disappointed.
Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile appSame. ‘08-12 timeframe had some of the worst drops ever since the 90’s on the -38 side. And they wonder why those year groups are leaving...
Second someone else’s post below about going Guard/Reserves rather than AD. FWIW, I got to teach Gen Holmes’ son when he came through UPT a few years ago...he was going straight into a fighter Guard unit. The COMACC 4-star’s son didn’t go the AD route like his father did. Let that sink in for a minute.
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11 hours ago, pawnman said:
And that changes the calculus how? Most guys current in their MWS are still tasked for useless BS non-flying deployments.
It doesn’t change the calculus.
The calculus, for reference: all non-flying deployments filled by rated personnel that could be filled by a non-rated person is a BS deployment.
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1 hour ago, Danger41 said:
What types of deployments would that be? Quick Devils Advocate, but why should UPT bros be exempt from deployments? It’s another entire MAJCOM full of people to help share the burden. I know UPT production is super important, but isn’t doing/enabling combat missions the #1 thing in the AF? I suspect those deployments are probably to al Udeid to make coffee and update slides for 6 months though...
Standing by for spears.
Valid point, but ya, since UPT IPs aren’t current in their MWS and actually flying on these deployments, it 100% will be some useless BS deployment to do absolutely nothing worthwhile to contribute in any meaningful capacity.
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Wondering the exact same thing! Hopefully it won’t be quite as competitive as it was for the guys trying to get hired in 2014-15...not an airline guy so what do I know obviously.
Curious what folks currently in the industry think about this one?